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Men are 82% more likely to be fatally struck by lighting then women due to their outdoor sporting. Some suggest this is due to risk taking behavior typically associated with men. However the evidence clearly indicates that these fatalities occur when golfing, camping and fishing, activities which though they are currently culturally dominated by men are not generally considered dangerous. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/are-men-or-women-more-likely-be-hit-lightning
Some people make up unscientific reasons that simply demonstrate their subconscious social biases..
ex: The reason men are stuck by lightning four times more than women is because we have more iron in our bloodstream compared to women who lose their iron during menstruation every month when they have their period.
science: men and women have the same amount of iron in their blood, women have slightly less iron stored in their liver, due to menstruation, then men and the elderly. The Liver is not what is struck by lightning It is the Golf Club which is struck by lightning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_iron_metabolism#Body_iron_stores
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMen are 4 times as likely as women to be struck by lightening in a storm due to 2 factors.
1. Men have more iron stores..women lose iron every month during menses.
2. Men are generally taller than women and lightening will hit the tallest object.
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∙ 15y agoEither lightning is attracted to testosterone, or men spend an inordinate amount of time outdoors swinging metal objects about. Men are struck by lightning four times more often than women. Its sadly true. But from what Iv researched, most of them were back in the day when women were house wifes and stayed indoors most the time whilst men worked outside and ect. But for a detailed brain blast of information visit, http://science.NASA.gov/newhome/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm
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∙ 14y agoyes prolly cause men are more times out in the rain
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∙ 14y agoQuite possible as they are taller then women.
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When and where does lightning strike most often?
IN warm places or in the summer, mostly strikes men, on big open fields such as a golf courseFlorida! This is also where most old people retire, so maybe senior citizens attract lightning?!?
How does thunder and lightning affect the earth?
A big thunderstorm full of lightning flashes and rolling thunder is one of nature’s most spectacular displays. It is at once scary, beautiful, awe-inspiring, and potentially deadly. Its affect on humans over the eons has been profound.Early humans were probably more frightened than anything else of lightning and its accompanying thunder. They would have observed that occasionally an exposed person would be struck and killed by a bolt of lightning. They would also have observed that lightning can shatter big trees and cause fires. I have little doubt that early humans first learned to live with and control fire that was originally lightning-caused. Controlled use of fire is one of the major human advances, as important and the wheel and the plow.I also have little doubt that some early religion was sparked (no pun intended) by lightning displays. For early humans, the spectacle of nature’s awesome power must have inspired a belief in some supernatural cause for something that was so beautiful, loud, frightening and deadly all at the same time.By the late 18th Century, humans were beginning to try to understand electromagnetic forces. Benjamin Franklin, who was many things besides being a printer, is reputed to have flown a kite with a key in a thunderstorm. When the kite string was wet it became conductive and a spark jumped to Franklin’s finger from the string. The experiment proved that lighting was a form of static electricity, and it’s a minor miracle that Franklin wasn’t killed doing the experiment. The voltage varies with the length of the strike, but a 1000 foot bolt of lightning can produce about one billion volts, reach speeds of 100,000 miles per hour, and temperatures of 50,000° Fahrenheit. This is what causes the thunder. The air around the bolt is instantly superheated and expands rapidly, causing a shock wave which is the characteristic boom.Franklin is also reputed to have figured out that one could construct lightning rods of copper to conduct lightning harmlessly into the ground instead of setting fire to buildings. Lightning rods are seen to this day on buildings around the world, and there are far fewer lightning caused house and barn fires as a result. Unfortunately, trees are not so protected and many forest fires are lightning sparked, especially when conditions are dry, as they often are in the far west. Pines are particularly vulnerable, having a taproot that extends into the water table. That’s one reason there are so many terrible fires in California, Oregon, Washington, Utah and many other western states. They’re not all caused by human stupidity. Some are started by lightning.These are just a few of the more obvious reasons I can think of where lightning has affected humans. Thunder, on the other hand, has little effect beyond being scary. On the other hand, thunder can be useful as a rule-of-thumb method of determining how far away the center of a thunderstorm is. Every Boy and Girl Scout knows how to count the seconds from the flash to the boom (you can count seconds approximately by saying to yourself, “one one-thousand; two one-thousand; three one-thousand,” and so forth). The method works well enough for practical purposes. Because of the speed of sound at sea level, counting the seconds from flash to boom and dividing by 5 will give you a rough approximation of the distance to the storm. For example, if you count to 20 one-thousand before you hear the thunder, the storm is approximately four miles away, which is deadly close.A word of caution, though: if you can hear thunder at anydistance, it’s time to seek shelter (the inside of your car is a good safe place). Lightning can strike at distances as great as 10 miles from a storm, and nearly 2000 people per year are injured by lighting strikes. Some die. You should not leave your sheltered place until you haven’t heard any thunder for 30 minutes.Because lightning can kill, and children seem to instinctively know it, most children are frightened by thunder, but if you’re in a safe place (such as your family car) it can help to make up a story for the booming. When I was a child growing up in New York, my mother used to tell me that the rumbling was the sound of the crew of Henry Hudson (the explorer for whom the Hudson River is named) playing at bowls (bowling) in the sky. As silly as that sounds to an adult, to this day whenever I hear the crash of thunder I think of the spirits of Henry Hudson’s men enjoying a little diversion in the blackening skies. And I feel a little safer.
Is copper sulphate fumes dangerous?
Yes, it can react with (oxidise) more reactive metals than copper is. Eg. Zn, Fe, Al etc. (Let Me be the more reactive metal with oxidation value of + 'n' ( = ion charge when oxidised)2 Me + n Cu2+ --> 2 Men+ + n Cu
Is tweed warmer than cotton?
I am so sexy men!!!
How can i go back in time so i can hang out with cave men?
That's easy! All you have to do is create a time machine and set it to go back to a period where cave men and women lived.
What kind of people are most common type to get struck by lightning?
Men are more likely to be struck because they are more likely to be outside during a thunderstorm doing yardwork, golfing, etc
Are men three times more likely to be struck by lightning than women?
Possibly. The odds of being struck in any given year are around 1/1,000,000, or 1/10,000 during your lifetime. The worst place to be is out in the open, followed by being under a tree. However, statistics appear to indicate that up to 4 times as many men as women are struck by lightning (80% of victims are male), and more so in young adult males. There is no real explanation for this, but it's probably because young men are far more active outside and take far more risks during storms. Men are less inclined to walk away from recreational sports, for instance.
Why are men struck by lightning 4 times more than women?
My theory is, men are statistically taller than women, therefore are at risk from the fact that lightning will look for the easiest path to earth ( hence the highest object ). Secondly, men also have a longer stride statistically than women. This presents them as a higher risk due to the phenomenon of "step potential".....I also agree that men spend more time outside than the fairer sex. My theory, Thunderstorms are 4 times more likely not to happen in the kitchen.
What did cave men use to burn their fires?
They wait for lightning to struck something combustive like wood
Are men more likely to get diverticulitis?
Men are three times as likely as women to be stricken with diverticulitis
Are more likely to be?
young men
Who is more likely to become obese Men or women?
men definatley men
Are Women are more likely to be afflicted with Alzheimer's disease than men?
Yes, women are more likely to achieve Alzheimer's disease then men.
Are men more likely to reveal their strength?
no
Men are more likely to identify as?
Independent
Criminals are more likely to be?
young men
Who is more likely to shake a child?
Men are more likely than women to shake a child
